Kansas business formation and filing fees
Compare the costs of creating an LLC or corporation in Kansas, or registering a company formed elsewhere. The filing office is Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services.
Starting a company in Kansas
Domestic LLC filing fee
Kansas charges a $160.00 online filing fee for domestic LLC Articles of Organization under the current business fee schedule; paper filing is generally higher or route-specific. Kansas requires a distinguishable name, registered agent and Kansas registered office, organizer, and the management information required by the Kansas Revised LLC Act. Series and professional LLCs may use different forms or charges.
Domestic corporation filing fee
Kansas charges a $90.00 online fee for domestic for-profit corporation Articles of Incorporation under the current fee schedule, with a paper amount shown separately in the Secretary's current fee materials. The articles must state authorized shares, incorporator, Kansas registered agent and office, and other statutory information. The basic filing amount is not a simple per-share surcharge, although capitalization affects later reports and taxes.
Registering a company formed elsewhere
For state registration, “foreign” can mean a company formed in another U.S. state. These fees are separate from creating a new Kansas entity.
Foreign LLC qualification
A foreign LLC files a Kansas application for authority/foreign registration; the Secretary's current fee materials list a route-specific online filing amount that must be confirmed in BESS. The filing requires home-jurisdiction information, Kansas registered agent and office, and the required existence evidence. Do not rely on a domestic formation fee because foreign registration and assumed-name issues can change the total.
Foreign corporation qualification
A foreign corporation files the Kansas foreign-registration or authority application and supplies a current home-state certificate, Kansas registered agent and office, authorized-share information, and the required statutory statement. The reviewed 2026 fee extract did not expose one complete route-specific foreign-corporation total; BESS and the current fee schedule control.
Kansas processing times
Kansas electronic BESS filings provide immediate submission and a receipt, but staff acceptance depends on completeness, name distinguishability, payment, and statutory requirements. Paper filings are slower. The Secretary's public materials do not promise one universal business-day approval time for every entity type.
Expedited filing options
The reviewed Kansas Secretary materials did not establish a universal same-day or 24-hour formation tier. Electronic BESS filing is the standard faster route. Any special handling or expedite amount must be shown by the current filing workflow; do not convert the $10 name-reservation charge or report penalty into an expedited-service fee.
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